"Wen Hao, can't you be reasonable?" Yan Li didn't expect Wen Hao's emotions to suddenly get out of control. She tried to curl up into a ball to get away, but her limbs were forced to spread out.
His ambiguous yet oppressive actions did not improve her patience.
In her opinion, Wen Hao's behavior at this moment was extremely unreasonable.
"When did I say I didn't believe it?" Her hands were restrained above her head, her nostrils filled with his scent, and she was enveloped by Wen Hao's warmth. "But you should at least be able to find some evidence, shouldn't you?"
"Otherwise, how are you going to explain today's events to those people outside?"
"Tell them this is just your personal guess?"
"Wen Hao, you are now the Crown Prince's tutor, can't you act a little more prudently? Or are you planning to use your position to force the authorities to execute her?"
The words came out without her thinking, so naturally that even Yan Li herself didn't realize it before she said them.
Her first thought wasn't that she was afraid of not finding the real culprit?
Yan Li couldn't help but look up at Wen Hao's face. After thinking it over, she couldn't think of anything that would make her prioritize her task over his.
Perhaps he saved her life?
Yan Li shook her head.
impossible.
She almost saved Wen Hao's life.
If her parents hadn't taken Wen Hao in, he would probably have starved to death long ago. She never imagined that saving him would lead to him being taken advantage of; this was utterly ingratitude!
But at this moment, Wen Hao had no mind to care whether those people believed him or not. All he heard was Yan Li's suspicion of him, his distrust of him, and even his belief that he was disregarding the law and doing unjust things.
He looked at Yan Li, offering no explanation, his expression tinged with a hint of defiance:
"They are not important!"
Wen Hao's breathing became erratic, and it took him a while to calm down slightly. He looked at Yan Li, gently pinching her chin with his fingertips, forcing her to look at him:
"Their opinions don't matter, Ali. All I need is for you to believe in me."
Yan Li: "..."
unimportant?
Isn't his reputation the one thing he cares about most?
How could it not be important?
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
Wen Hao paused slightly, looked at the door, then turned to look at Yan Li, and after a while said, "What is it?"
Hu, the steward, vaguely heard the commotion inside the room. Thinking of Yan Menghuai's face just now, he assumed that Wen Hao had fallen into some kind of madness again. Hesitantly, he asked, "Sir, would you like to find a doctor?"
This isn't the first time there have been reports of ghosts haunting the mansion.
In the very first year, most of the servants in the mansion were frightened away, and before they left, they reminded him that it would be best to find a highly skilled sorcerer to exorcise the evil spirits.
Butler Hu didn't have the guts to do that. He just smiled, took out another string of coins, and handed it over, instructing the man to keep what happened in the mansion a secret and not to leak it out.
Upon seeing the money, the man's eyes first lit up with joy, then he hesitated, finally gritting his teeth, taking the money into his palm, and then hugging it to his chest.
Later, many people left after going through various twists and turns.
"No need, I'm fine." Inside the room, Wen Hao spoke calmly, yet he still didn't release Yan Li, keeping his eyes fixed on her as if she would vanish in a wisp of smoke if he relaxed even for a moment.
Outside, Butler Hu paused, then sighed.
Why doesn't he believe it?
Moreover, their adult's condition seems to have worsened. These past few days, he has often been seen talking to himself. He is truly afraid that he might have a moment of despair and take his own life.
Miss, if only you were still here.
Butler Hu had no idea that the adults had truly raised a ghost child, and that their mutterings these past few days weren't just for the air, but were genuinely meant for the ghost.
inside the house.
Yan Li felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, but what startled her even more was the slight soreness she felt in her elbow, a feeling that was unfamiliar and felt like a distant memory.
She instinctively tried to twist and bend her knees, but he forcefully restrained her.
"Don't move around."
The deliberately lowered voice startled Yan Li.
The unfamiliar yet familiar touch took her a while to recover. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Wen Hao's ears, in an instant, felt like shrimp that had been scalded by boiling water.
He really didn't do it on purpose.
But Wen Hao had been coveting Yan Li for a long time, and now that they were in such close contact, how could he possibly remain celibate?
If he weren't afraid of scaring Yan Li, he would kiss her without hesitation, even if she were choking him, to possess her, to belong to her completely, and to sacrifice everything for her.
Even the most superficial contact could make her feel resistant.
Wen Hao couldn't bring himself to force himself on her, so he could only endure it and wait for the day she remembered the past and truly accepted him.
He almost hurriedly got out of bed, straightened his clothes, stood with his back to her at the side of the bed, coughed lightly, and then regained some of his composure.
“I will find new evidence. If it really is her, no matter who stops me, I will not let the culprit who killed you get away with it.”
These words were clearly directed at Yan Li.
However, Wen Hao overestimated Yan Menghuai's position in Yan Li's heart.
If it really is Yan Menghuai, Yan Li will be the first to pounce on her, even if it means biting her, to drag her to hell.
After Wen Hao left, Yan Li did indeed breathe a sigh of relief.
Damn it, she was so close; she was almost able to sacrifice her chastity as a ghost to Wen Hao.
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